Smallbizmke ThinkTank | How do you stay motivated with running your business?

Small Business Milwaukee ThinkTank | October 11, 2021 Recap

Topic: How do you stay motivated with running your business?

Tonight’s ThinkTankers shared advice for remaining motivated as a business owner.
Learn more about these helpful tips, and how they can improve your business, by reading this ThinkTank recap.
Want to contact one of the meeting attendees? Find their information in the article below. Please tell them you learned about their business through this Think Tank article!

Valuable Quotes from Our Attendees

ThinkTankers discussed how they maintain motivation, even during tough times.

Doug Williams

“You are the average of the five people you spend the most time with.
The people you spend the most time with shape who you are. They determine what conversations dominate your attention. They affect to which attitudes and behaviors you are regularly exposed. Eventually, you start to think like they think, and behave like they behave.”

Kim Knaak

“My network motivates me on a daily basis! Since I am a solopreneur, I depend on my network to see different successes I don’t even know I have the ability to achieve.
The fear of failure also motivates me. I don’t “need” to have this business but I want it. And I don’t WANT to fail. I want to continue to get better and better.”

Joanna Carlberg

“My customers motivate me to be better and serve them better.”

Shay Williams

“Having control over your own career is unmatched.”

Bill Sargent

“Autonomy. Mastery. Purpose. Wanting to hang with the leaders.”

Caryn Willens

“Keeping my purpose in front of me to help people improve their lives. Every time I help a client achieve their goals, I feel motivated to help more people.”

Al Timm

“My WHY is a strong motivator… bringing value to people. Take time to walk down the hall of a nursing Home or hospital. Stop and talk with people in need! The more you give of yourself, the more you get.”

Today’s Attendees

As a thank you for attending, we want to give you a shout-out!

Debbie Kuras,SASI, Inc.

Employee Benefits Plans
414-828-1255
www.sasiplans.com
debbiek@sasiplans.com

Julie Couden, Heartland Business Solutions

Payroll/HR, Payment Processing, E-Commerce, Cap/Lending
414-333-2715
e-mail:julie.couden@e-hps.com

Joanna Carlberg, Joanna’s Digital Images

I am a portrait and event photographer in SE Wisconsin.
I specialize in photographing families and special events,
I digitally restore old photographs, and I am happy to help you with real estate and product photography and images and video for your website.
You can contact me through my website: https://www.joannasdigitalimages.com/,
on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joanna-carlberg-70b18b60/,
on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/photojo1955/ or on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/JoannasDigitalImages
Here is a link to my digital business card: https://folio.joannasdigitalimages.com/bizcard2020

Christina Dotson

Mobilemedicalservicesofmilwaukee.com
Mobilemedicalservicesofmke@gmail.com
Healthcare that comes to you!

Anne Richie, Professional Home Staging and Organizing, LLC

414-559-2759
phsoinfo@gmail.com
I’d love to help you organize your home or office.

Kevin T Her, Freedom Equity Group

Life Insurance Services
414-399-8377
Freedom Equity Group – The Living Benefits Company
We educate and inform today’s families, individuals, entrepreneurs, and small business owners about how they can leverage a life insurance product as a savings vehicle for an emergency fund, college fund, long-term care and tax-free retirement.

Kim Knaak, Opportunity’s Knaaking

Coming to you from St. Francis, WI! Enjoying virtual networking to develop relationships as I build Opportunity’s Knaaking. I provide Social Media Management & digital consultations to help small businesses. I also proudly work directly with Tracy Champagne at Small Business Milwaukee as the Director of Membership Services! My hands are full but that’s the way I like it!

kim.knaak@gmail.com
Join my Happy Mail List: http://eepurl.com/ht0vMT
Find me on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kim-knaak-51085726
Find me on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/opportunitysknaaking
Find me on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/opportunitysknaaking
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Doug Williams, One Click Inc.

Computer management
VOIP Phone Systems
Website creation/hosting
SEO
Social Media Marketing
doug@oneclickwi.com
414-800-1419

Al Timm, LUTCF, CITRMS

4148072030
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Bill Sargent, CPP

414-305-6955
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thebillsargent/
Greater Milwaukee Area’s best Headshots:
https://Milwaukee-Headshots.com
Award-winning
Certified Professional Photographer
President of the Wisconsin Professional
Photographers Association

Jeff & Debbie D’Agostino, Brent’s Carpet & Furniture Cleaning

(414) 545-5055
Small Boutique, Family Owned & Operated CompanyAll Service Personally Performed By a Detail Oriented Father & Son Team! Besides Carpet, We Clean: Upholstery (Both Synthetic & Leather), Mattresses, Area Rugs (Both Synthetic & Wool) And Oriental Area Rugs! We Work in The Counties Of: Milwaukee, Waukesha, Racine & Kenosha, ALSO Parts of Washington, Walworth & Ozaukee County as Well! Call and Talk to Jeff, The Man In The Know With 45 Years Of Experience @ (414) 545-5055
And Remember @ Brent’s, “The Guy on The Phone is… The Guy in Your Home!”

Jeff D’Agostino

414-397-2600
All your Real Estate Needs in SE Wisconsin!
20 Years’ Experience!
Broker/Realtor with Coldwell Banker!
Looking to Buy -or- Sell a Home, Condo -or- Investment Property?
Call and Talk to Jeff @ (414) 397-2600

Written by Catherine Jozwik

Catherine Jozwik is a Milwaukee-based freelance writer and publisher and editor-in-chief of Brewtown Buzz South, a print and online publication focused on promoting the great things happening in Milwaukee’s South Shore communities. Check out Brewtown Buzz South at www.brewtownbuzzsouth.com, and look for a print Summer Dining Guide at more than 40 South Shore locations. Contact Catherine at brewtownbuzzsouth@gmail.com or at 414-708-2213.